KT Corp (KT) stock

KTNYSETelephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)Fiscal year ends December 31

Financials through fiscal 2025, year ended Dec 31, 2025Last filing: 20-F on Apr 29, 2026Score 8/30

$18.80+0.15 (+0.80%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $9.07BP/E 7.2Yield –

KT statistics

85 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: –
Last ex-dividend date: Jul 30, 2025
Fundamentals through: Dec 31, 2025
Share price as of: –

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: ₩12.35T; –
Enterprise Value: ₩21.43T; –
PE Ratio: 7.24; –
PS Ratio: 0.44; –
PB Ratio: 0.70; –
P/TBV Ratio: 0.71; –
P/OCF Ratio: 2.50; –

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.76; –
EV / EBITDA: 3.34; –
EV / EBIT: 8.47; –

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 241M; –
Shares Change (YoY): -1.18%; –
Float: 241M; –
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.00%; –
Shares Held by Institutions: 69.7%; –

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 3M; –
Short Interest Change: -24.5%; –
Days to Cover: 1.39; –

Stock price statisticsIndustry

Price Change (1 Week): 2.29%; –
Price Change (1 Month): 2.96%; –
Price Change (3 Months): -1.67%; –
Price Change (6 Months): -4.62%; –
Price Change (YTD): -0.90%; –
Price Change (1 Year): 2.51%; –
Price Change (3 Years): 51.4%; –
Price Change (5 Years): 41.0%; –
Price Change (10 Years): 24.5%; –
Average Volume (10 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 2M; –
Relative Volume: 1.20; –
Relative Strength Index (14): 57.2; –
Volatility (1 Year): 23.2%; –
Beta (5 Years): 0.46; –

MarginsIndustry

Operating Margin: 8.95%; –
Pretax Margin: 8.50%; –
Profit Margin: 6.08%; –
EBITDA Margin: 22.7%; –

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 10.2%; –
Return on Assets (ROA): 4.04%; –
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 8.03%; –
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 8.10%; –

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.19; –
Quick Ratio: 0.79; –
Debt / Equity: 0.61; –
Debt / EBITDA: 1.68; –
Net Debt / EBITDA: 1.14; –
Interest Coverage: 3.28; –

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 7.10%; –
Net Income Growth (YoY): 273.8%; –
EPS Growth (YoY): 278.4%; –
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 3.29%; –
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 3.23%; –
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 10.8%; –
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 19.9%; –

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.66; –
WACC: 6.47%; –

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: ₩28.25T; –
Operating Income: ₩2.53T; –
Pretax Income: ₩2.40T; –
Net Income: ₩1.72T; –
EBITDA: ₩6.41T; –
EPS (Diluted): 7068.00 KRW; –

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: ₩3.51T; –
Total Debt: ₩10.79T; –
Net Cash (Debt): -₩7.28T; –
Net Cash Per Share: -30189.80 KRW; –
Equity (Book Value): ₩17.61T; –
Book Value Per Share: 73060.10 KRW; –
Tangible Book Value: ₩17.41T; –
Working Capital: ₩2.23T; –

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: ₩4.94T; –

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 13.9%; –
Buyback Yield: 2.02%; –
Shareholder Yield: 2.02%; –
Payout Ratio: 33.6%; –

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: ₩771.80B; –
Income Tax: ₩576.82B; –
Effective Tax Rate: 24.0%; –

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: 107790.00 KRW; –
Graham Upside: 110.5%; –
Altman Z-Score: 1.71; –
Piotroski F-Score: 7; –
Lynch Fair Value: 140317.00 KRW; –
Lynch Upside: 174.0%; –

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	KT	S&P 500	Difference	KT per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+3.3%	-2.7%	+6.0 pts
3 months	+1.5%	-1.7%	+3.2 pts
Year to date	-0.9%	+11.9%	−12.8 pts
1 year	+4.3%	+12.0%	−7.7 pts
3 years	+69.0%	+78.2%	−9.1 pts	+19.1%	+21.2%
5 years	+68.5%	+73.2%	−4.8 pts	+11.0%	+11.6%
10 years	+48.7%	+309.6%	−260.9 pts	+4.0%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

3M KT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 24.5% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 1.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 31.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	3,028,131	-24.5%	2,177,823	1.4
Oct 15, 2026	4,008,566	-8.2%	2,455,177	1.6
Sep 30, 2026	4,367,319	-11.9%	1,268,674	3.4
Sep 15, 2026	4,958,860	+5.8%	1,138,787	4.3
Aug 31, 2026	4,686,190	+1.0%	1,305,847	3.6
Aug 14, 2026	4,639,973	-9.9%	2,044,092	2.3
Jul 31, 2026	5,149,838	-13.9%	1,319,724	3.9
Jul 15, 2026	5,982,090	-7.5%	1,484,219	4.0
Jun 30, 2026	6,464,174	+23.8%	1,706,865	3.8
Jun 15, 2026	5,223,504	+46.5%	2,283,295	2.3
May 29, 2026	3,565,987	+8.8%	1,819,509	2.0
May 15, 2026	3,278,259	-12.0%	1,024,387	3.2